How to get the Prayer Room Key in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree and where to use it

Mysterious keys to mysterious doors are not uncommon in FromSoftware games. In Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, you may stumble on the Prayer Room Key with no Prayer Room in sight. Read on to find out where to discover said room and claim the reward within.

Where to find the Prayer Room Key

The Prayer Room Key can be obtained by defeating the Fire Knight Queelign in the Church of the Crusade. You can reach the church after completing Castle Ensis and unlocking the Scadu Atlas region. Go northwest from the ‘Highroad Cross’ Site of Grace to find the church on a hill.

Queelign is an NPC invader, so prepare for a fight. He uses a spear and fire magic, so wait for him to thrust forward before attacking. When defeated, he drops the Prayer Room Key.

Where to find the Prayer Room

Reading the description on the key, you’ll learn that the Prayer Room is somewhere in the Shadow Keep — but things aren’t that simple. You can scour the keep from top to bottom, but the Prayer Room will most likely elude you.

The Prayer Room is actually in the Church District, on the eastern section of the Shadow Keep. It’s not accessible from the keep, though. You’ll have to reach it by coming in from the east. If you haven’t unlocked the area yet, be sure to check out our detailed guide with directions.

After you arrive at the Church District, head forward and hop across the buildings in from of you while avoiding exploding enemies and the water.

When you reach the roof with the Fire Knight, kill it and jump onto the stone buttress leading up to the dilapidated church nearby.

Drop through the hole in the roof onto the stone structure below. Make your way to the room with the hole and descend further down.

Nearby, you should see a room with a door — don’t go down the hallway in the other direction (unless you also still need the Carian Thrusting Shield). Go to the door and unlock it using the Prayer Room Key.

Inside, you’ll find the NPC Queelign moping over Queen Marika. You now have an option to do something with Queelign, which I’ll go over next.

Should you give Queelign the Iris of Grace or the Iris of Occultation?

After you exhaust Queelign’s dialogue, you’re given options depending on if you’re carrying the Iris of Grace or the the Iris of Occultation (or both). You can also leave him if you’re not ready to choose.

• If you give Queelign the Iris of Occultation, you can get his weapon: ‘Queelign’s Greatsword’
• If you give him the Iris of Grace, your reward is the ‘Fire Knight Queelign’ Spirit Ashes

What you decide is ultimately up to you. Bear in mind that whatever option you pick, you can’t un-pick it; the other item can only be claimed on a second playthrough of the DLC.